I recently completed a voiceover project for the Ordance Survey, the UK’s official mapping agency, and one of the world’s largest producers of maps of all types.
“OS getamap” is their new online map application, which allows users to create their own walking, cycling, and running routes, using OS Explorer, Landranger, satellite and new zoom-maps. Customised routes can also be printed, exported to a GPS device and shared with friends, while important locations (like pubs!) can be added for easy reference.
The new video, which you can see below, shows how the new service works, and can also be seen on the OS getamap website.
The voiceover track was recording by me in my home studio, and supplied as an edited track ready to use. The finished video was produced by Jammy Custard Studios, a creative web agency based in Pontypridd, South Wales. Commenting on the voice track, producer Matt Creed says, “We’re really pleased with the quality and quick turnaround.”
If you’d like to talk about working together with a professional voiceover artist to take your next production to the next level, please do get in touch!
At the moment I’m in the middle of voicing two projects for A+E UK. One is due on air in March and is very technical and very, very voiceover-heavy for each of the hour-long episodes. More about that in a future post. So it was nice to be asked to provide some short programme intros and recaps for a new series that starts on Military History later tonight.
“Top Shot” is a new reality competition show that takes aim at legendary tales of marksmanship. From Annie Oakley to William Tell, Top Shot taps into amazing feats of sharp-shooting, where teams and individuals shoot it out for a $100,000 prize package.
The clue to my involvement is in that last sentence. It’s an American show, and normally we’d revoice the series for a British audience. But this time the presenter is the main programme narrator, and that makes replacing the entire voiceover impossible, save for a minute or two at the top of each programme that sets up the show and recaps the previous week’s story.
So, not too much voice track to do, but a very welcome job for what could have been a quiet January!
Find out more about Top Shot on the Military History website
Top Shot starts Friday, 13th January at 9pm on Military History (Sky 531/Virgin Media 236)
Crikey – where did 2011 go? It would appear that this coming weekend is Christmas, which means that, in time-honoured fashion, the UK will mostly close down for two weeks to eat, drink, be merry, and then get its collective breath back. For my part I’ve just had the busiest day of the year so [...]
ISDN and Source-Connect are both studio technologies which enable my clients to work with me live from anywhere in the world and record the audio at their own studio in real time. But what if you don’t have access to a studio and you still want to be able to direct our session? That’s where [...]
Well, I can’t say I blame you. The hours are good, the money’s great and, if you like the sound of your own voice (and let’s face it – who doesn’t?) then what could be better than being paid to talk?! Best of all, you need no formal qualifications, so anyone can do it! All you [...]
It’s all go at The History Channel at the moment, and we recently completed some experimental new “Billboard” material to run over the next few weeks. These clips are tied to the hugely popular series, “Swamp People”, and point to next week’s episode, while inviting viewers to check out the extensive collection of programme-related material [...]
I’ll be your friendly announcer this week on The History Channel in the UK. It’s a job I do on a three-week rotation, writing the scripts and voicing the continuity links which appear both before and on the tail ends of the programmes from noon every day, until the early hours of the morning. This particular week, [...]
I recently provided the narration for three half-hour documentaries for AETN All Asia Networks, the home of The History Channel, Bio and CI in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. “Malaysia Revisited”, produced by Malaysia-based Red Communications, delves into the lives of eighteen Malaysians and celebrates the region’s cultural diversity through the realms of food, [...]
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